R 151606Z MAY 10
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COMDTNOTE 1321
SUBJ: MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER OF THE COAST GUARD RESERVE FORCE
1. I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT MASTER CHIEF MARK H. ALLEN HAS
RELIEVED MASTER CHIEF JEFFERY D. SMITH AS THE FIFTH MASTER CHIEF
PETTY OFFICER OF THE COAST GUARD RESERVE FORCE AT 1030 TODAY.
2. MASTER CHIEF ALLEN HAS DEMONSTRATED HIS COMMITMENT TO OUR CORE
VALUES BY HIS OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE DURING A 33-YEAR COAST GUARD
CAREER. MASTER CHIEF ALLEN MOST RECENTLY SERVED AS SECTOR
JACKSONVILLES RESERVE COMMAND MASTER CHIEF. HE HAS SERVED BOTH AT
CGHQ AND IN THE FIELD. HE FULLY UNDERSTANDS THE NATURE OF THE
RESERVE FORCE AS HE HAS BEEN RECALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY IN RESPONSE TO
THE 9/11 TERRORIST ATTACKS, AIR FLORIDA FLIGHT 90 CRASH, AND THE
MARIEL BOAT LIFT. HE HAS ALSO SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE COAST GUARD
RESERVIST MAGAZINE EDITORIAL BOARD. DUE TO HIS VAST PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE AND DEDICATION TO COAST GUARD MEN AND WOMEN, HE WILL BE A
GREAT ADDITION TO THE COAST GUARD SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM.
3. I THANK MASTER CHIEF SMITH FOR HIS 38 YEARS OF EXCEPTIONAL
MILITARY SERVICE TO THE COAST GUARD AND THE NATION. HIS LEADERSHIP,
PROFESSIONAL SKILL, AND WISE COUNSEL WILL BE MISSED. HE WAS TRULY
DEDICATED TO THE WELFARE OF THE ENTIRE COAST GUARD WORKFORCE AND
THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. THROUGHOUT HIS TENURE, HE ELEVATED THE VALUE
AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE RESERVE FORCE TO NEW HEIGHTS HELPING THE
COAST GUARD MEET ITS COMMITMENT AS AMERICA’S MARITIME GUARDIAN. HE
HAS LEFT AN ENDURING LEGACY FOR FUTURE GUARDIANS, BOTH ACTIVE DUTY
AND RESERVE, TO EMULATE AND I WISH HIM AND HIS WIFE MARILYN ALL THE
BEST IN RETIREMENT.
4. RELEASED BY VADM DAVID PEKOSKE.
5. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.